Anyone else trying TMS? (transcranial magnetic stimulation)

[mortalityisbadass]

Currently going through a course of TMS after trying countless meds and about a dozen therapists. Curious to see if anyone else has experience with TMS and what the results were.

This treatment is exhausting me physically and mentally, and I'm holding onto hope that something will change.

 

[Lullaby]

This is totally different and doesn't answer your question, so i'm sorry, but I actually have the same worries.

I've been doing ECT since last summer and it's a lot. I'm losing my memory, which I didn't care about at first because I felt it was worth the risk of getting better, but I haven't seen any improvement.

Super physically draining, too. I had another session this morning and my body is just totally exhausted and sore. Felt like I was hit by a truck.

Just been holding out on hope that it'll eventually "kick in" maybe.

 

[onthefence]

Currently going through a course of TMS after trying countless meds and about a dozen therapists. Curious to see if anyone else has experience with TMS and what the results were.

This treatment is exhausting me physically and mentally, and I'm holding onto hope that something will change.

I have a friend who is doing TMS and they say that it isn't making any difference with 2 weeks of treatment left but they are going to stick it out just in case it starts working. The psychiatrist has told them that everyone is different so it may take the whole course to feel better or it may just not work for them. Very disappointing if it doesn't work.

 

[mortalityisbadass]

This is totally different and doesn't answer your question, so i'm sorry, but I actually have the same worries.

I've been doing ECT since last summer and it's a lot. I'm losing my memory, which I didn't care about at first because I felt it was worth the risk of getting better, but I haven't seen any improvement.

Super physically draining, too. I had another session this morning and my body is just totally exhausted and sore. Felt like I was hit by a truck.

Just been holding out on hope that it'll eventually "kick in" maybe.

I'm not sure how ECT works or if there's a delayed response as well. I've heard with TMS some patients feel better a week or two after all the sessions. But I think because of weird symptoms I've been having lately, it's doing something? My psychiatrist also suggested to ask people around me (friends, loved ones, etc) if they've seen any changes or improvements. Sometimes my friends will notice changes in my behavior that I don't think about until they bring it up.

I have a friend who is doing TMS and they say that it isn't making any difference with 2 weeks of treatment left but they are going to stick it out just in case it starts working. The psychiatrist has told them that everyone is different so it may take the whole course to feel better or it may just not work for them. Very disappointing if it doesn't work.

Yeah I'm worried about this outcome as well. I did a round of TMS a year or two after COVID, I was pretty happy with my results for a couple months but my mental health started slipping later on. It could've been the treatment wearing off, but I was also dealing with some traumatic shit at the time.

I hope your friend's health improves, going though any kind of mental health treatment is hard as fuck.

I have a friend who is doing TMS and they say that it isn't making any difference with 2 weeks of treatment left but they are going to stick it out just in case it starts working. The psychiatrist has told them that everyone is different so it may take the whole course to feel better or it may just not work for them. Very disappointing if it doesn't work.

Yeah I'm worried about this outcome as well. I did a round of TMS a year or two after COVID, I was pretty happy with my results for a couple months but my mental health started slipping later on. It could've been the treatment wearing off, but I was also dealing with some traumatic shit at the time.

I hope your friend's health improves, going though any kind of mental health treatment is hard as fuck.

 

[Grav]

I did it oct-nov last year. No physical effects like pain at all, just tired b/c I work 3rd shift and had to be up to get treatments. About a week after I had a big nosedive, 8-9 on a 10 scale and that lasted 2 weeks. Funny enough that next week they called to see how it's going, told them. They said some people don't see a change for 2 months but I shouldn't have dived so low. Now January 24. For the last 3 weeks or so I've noticed a lack of "wanting to ctb" as an answer to everything and mood has been more stable per wife. I'm not high on life just not dropping to the hard end, kinda just neutral without any dopey feeling. One thing I do notice is my intensity/push/motivation for some stuff is less. Like working out: even if I didn't want to I'd force myself (usually by beating myself up) and still tired I'd hit it. Now I am more "nah, I want to read instead" so the inner drive to do that kind of self-work is not as dominant. I'm not sitting vegging out so it's not like pills I've had but makes it hard to do some things. I'm also on testosterone shots but I don't think that's doing much for that drive issue. I am pulling back on some secondary meds I have to see if the drive comes back. Only on adderall daily, no anti-depressents. I seem to be more agreeable at home and less moody from what my wife says, but kid hasn't said much. Overall not falling into the safety of CTB thoughts as the always right choice. Life stuff still bugs me but it's not hitting as hard or pushing me down as much. FYI my treatments were 5 min sessions for 36 sessions, not sure if others have that as well.

 

[ebg]

I am starting February 5. I will let you know how it goes. I take 40mg strattera, 20mg vyvanse, and 200mg zoloft. My mood has actually been pretty good for the past 1-2 weeks, so I may not notice much improvement. But I'll still try to update this thread with my results.

 

[nogods4me]

this is all rather disheartening